Prefabricated building panels



Oct. 13, 1959 H. A. JOHNSON PREFABRICATED BUILDING PANELS 6 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 28, 1956 Howard .17. Johnson INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

Oct. 13, 1959 H. A. JOHNSON PREFABRICATED BUILDING PANELS 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 28, 1956 HawardflJob/z INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

H. A. JOHNSON PREFABRICATED BUILDING PANELS Oct. 13, 1959';

Filed June 28. 1956 6 Sheets-Sheet 3 r I g a? S) H\ b :1 22

5 a i 0 2 m Q R g] :i s a L l i I a I f/owarc/ jiz figggggn BY W- ATI'ORNEYS Oct. 13, 1959 H. A. JOHNSON 2,908,048

PREFABRICATED BUILDING -PANELS Filed June 28, 195s s Sheets-Sheet 5 Oct. 13, 1959 H. A. JOHNSON 2,908,043

PREFABRICATED BUILDING PANELS Filed Jun 2a, 1956 s Sheets-Sheet s l/oward 17. Johnson INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

ales-tented "Oct; 1.3,; 1:959

239085048 :BBEEABRICATEDBUILDINGPANELS Howard A. Johnson, West Palm Beach, Fla., assignor to Waltep&J0hnson,' WesfiPalmJBeach; Fla.

-Application unezs, 1956, Serial No, 594,615

1 Claim. (Cl. 20-2 'This invention relates-to a prfabricated building.

An object--of 'this invention is to provide iri as pre (fabricated building structure improved -siding m'embers riormed-offiohble-tongue and groove boards,-*-With;a deperiding flange on the *lowenedge ofeach boardadapted to overhang-the upper edge of -the lowerboard.

siding boards which simulate-Zthe appearance of l ap --boards,-but whichare so constructed thatthev ;aresecuredtogether by non-exposedhidden nails driven vertically downwardly from anupper' board-to a lower board. I

A further Objectof this invention is .to' providetan improved siding-which will --form weather-tight. joints.

A furtherobject of thisinvent-ionis to provide an-improved means -forseeuring the ends of theihori zontal siding members together" are 'congealedmnd=not:eiiposed -to the weather conditions. The concealed nails also serve the function of-.ac1 ampir 1g-; the siding- -members-together when glue or asealing' material is usedbetweenthe siding members.

With --the-' -foregoingand other-objects *in view-vvhich will appear as the descriptionproceeds, the-- invention consists of certain noveldetails of constructionand'combina'tions' ofparts, hereinafter*morefillhrjdescribed" and pointed out in theclaim, it'being understood thatchanges may be made in" the construction andsarrangement 'of parts without departing from-fthe spirit of the invention as' claimed. "Referring tothe drawings: {Figure 1 is a'detail side elevation ofa prefabricated building'construction"according to anembodime'nt, ofijthis invention. I r Fig. 2 is aidetail'ffrqnt elevation ofiLtheLbUilding. Fig. 3 is an endelevatio'npf amodified for m ,6fftl 1is invention. 7

Fig.'4;is a horizontal section takenfthropgh a building .structureaccording to an embodiment of" "Fig.5 is a ground plan viewof 'thefhu d Fig. 6 is a plan view partly. brokemawav and in section of the roof construction.

Fig. 7. is a fragmentary vertical section throughthe building showing thejdetails o'fjt'he: siding construqtion. .Fi 8. s, "t a men ami iz nt e t ont ou h-Qu corner of the building. i

'Fig. 9 is v affragnientary. sectional .viewftakem through the upper portiomo'f thelbuilding. i

10 firagmfimal'y-vertical.sectionshowing the roof construction.

F if smen rr s tion :vi w a endine 11- 11;10f. F ig. 1.0.

12-12 of Fig. 11. k

fiE-igw-B; isiarfragmentarv sectional i view taken on line E13,;,13 .0fi*Fig;i11. v I

.1FZig. $14 is; anfralgmentaryeinner 1 side elevation of one of 'thet-siding panels. 5 Eig. 115: Em -fragmentary sectional 'view taken on'jlin'e .1515-of-'Fig.r14.

' afiragmentary sectional view talren on" line vfiig; 1-7:-is;'a fragmentarynsidezelevation of the foundai Fig.-1-8 al fragmentaryihorizontal" section 'of a cor- ..ner-;d.etail. o

wEig. 119': is: ;a fragmentary: vertical 1i s'ection -showing a .corner'wfasteningeimeans.

, 5 FigatZO iS;a=detailtsidielevation of-one form or .panfel assembly.

.rEig.-r2.l.-i:is;an outeraside"elevation-of another pan'ehassembly. I

zEig.'$22@- is:.-an outensside: elevation "bf a-rurther panel fl 'i emh y- Anothen'objectof this inve nti'on is to-provideqmproved' .Eig-. 23sisan oute'r side elevation o'f 'a still 'further forrn -of z-panel: assembly. i

:-Fig.E-:24.-sis a :ansouter side =J'elevation of a further :form .--of panel :.asse'mb1y. 7 25' Fig. '25 iseaninners sider-elevaltion of a panel 'siniil ar to Fig.;24. 7

@Figl 26;:is':a inodifidr-form oflpanel assembly. ..Fig. .'2 7-:as Sas' fra'gmentaryiver'tical' section through the .npperportiomof. a window frame"andsiding construction. eEiga 28:-is-:'a.vievih"sin1ilar toitFi'g. 27-"'showing the lower .portion of=--the 'wvindo'w and .ip nl construction. i Fig. 29 is a fragmentaryrhorizontfl i section through .adjacentrwifldowaarfyirig panels. l aEig.n30eis 'awfragmentaryf horizontal section through abuttingejpanels vcshowingthe r' 'space 'th erebe t ween {for xeryQce; elements. o 7

.Eig. .-31-is,ra efragmentary vertical section similar to .Fig;.-"7 ashowing theefioor spaceabo've thejfoundation.

.IEiga; 32;.i's a fragmentarfivertical section showing the aconneotion: betweenaadjacenttpanels. I

Refierring to, the drawingsgathemnumeral Z35 designates .ggenerall-vgvabuildingz.constructionrwhich includes"vertical walls 36 formed of prefabricatedpanels-indicated at 37 and. 38. The;panels=-37 areniforrrie'd o'fs ecured together 4 .,sidingiboardsrvnhichsaresshowminzdetail inTigs. 7 'and9. Thesesigiing membersindicatethgenerally at39-a1'e"fonned .of .boards fm haying? substantial"; thickness P and "formed ,with awertical inner; facev41. "-The:boards '40are fori'ned withgdownwardly and outwardly *finclined faces ..e ach.,:board A0 is. provided with aidownwardly projecting xflange .43=vvhichnisvadapted to :overlapftheuppe'r "edge of -a preceding sidingvboard. wEaolrboard 40 is formed 'atthe .bottom. thereofiwith a pairiofi -spaced grooves=44 with one groove 44 havingqtheiouter wall'tthereof merging With the -inner..side .of-;tl1e adjacent flange'43. 'Fhe'upper edge of .eachrsiding member". 4Q-is, a-lso provided with inner and mutentonguesAS. and 46. The outer -sid'e or face: of the ,tongue lq merg es. withibe. .outer inclined face 42 "ofFthe member.- {Ihese ,sidinggnembersJ-Afl rare secured to'ge' tl er by means ofwertically disposed 'nails-or-- fasten- 4i512.members, which.r Qie z-d wnwr n ly o wupp siding 'm'mbe'r are l extended into an adjacent=,pre- Fadin si eme x 49w e n-r n-fi t n se 7. ,Thqsildinghie'rnbers an alsoflbe glued tq gether along wi ai --1 s onl tonlnbet means 'fif l m m th .L 15 5 m r for h i ur pab "the-glue,buf would also server strength. .2 e qmi a rairam struthie generally '-'1ndi catd at 48. This frame structujlrell lxlis "formed'of vertica'l stile-or side members 4 9 andthe ends of the siding-'rnem'bers'w are secured relatively to the stile members 49 by means of a locking key 50 which is secured as by glue or other fastening means in confronting grooves 51 and 52, formed in the siding members 40 and the stile members 49. At the top of the channel frame 48 there is disposed a header member 53, as shown in Fig. 7. Where the' lower end of the panel engagesthe foundation 54 the lowermost siding member 40 willjrest on top of thefoundation 54 with the flange 43 ofthe lowermost sldlng member 40 projecting over the upper edge of the foundation 54. The panels 37 are formed as a complete tively to the foundation 54 afterlthenrannershown in Fig. 32. An anchor bolt 57 is secured in the foundation 4 and projects upwardly therefrom. Apair of angle members 58 and 59 are secured to the adjacent stiles of panels 37 and 38 with angle member or bracket 59 having a horizontal side engaging beneath the horizontal side of angle member. or bracket 58. Anchor bolt 57- extends through the overlapping horizontal sides 60 and 61 of brackets 58 and 59. respectively, and a nut'62 threaded on bolt 57 secures the brackets 58 and 59 relative to the anchor bolt 57- and tightly secures the panels 37 and 38' on top of the foundation 54. At each corner of the building there 'is secured an anchor. bolt 63 which extends through an angle shaped corner member 64 having a base plate 65 through which the bolt. 63 is adapted to engage. The adjacent right angularly disposed panels are adapted to be bolted to the right angle sides of corner member 64, after the manner shownin Fig. 8. When the corner panel members are secured to the bracket 64 light angularly related trim boards 66 and 67 are secured to the adiacent stiles 49 of the panels and enclose the bracket 64. These trim members 66 and 67 form a hollow space 68 through which service conduits or the like may be extended. Adjacent panels such as panels 37-and 38, as shown in Fig. 8, are secured together with theiradjacent stiles spaced apart and outer and inner trim members 69' and 70 respectively. are secured to the adjacent stiles 49 and form therewitha vertical space 71 within whic service elements may be placed.

V In Fig. 20 there is disclosed a modified form of panel assembly generally indicated at 72. The panel 72 is formed of horizontal siding members 40 with vertical stiles 49 secured to the ends of the siding members 40, and a window or non-transparent panel structure 23 is provided between the upper and lower ends of the stiles 49.

In other words. the opening 73 may be of the'type known as a picture window opening or ifdesired, may'be closed by means of a non-transparent plywood panel. The panel 72 also includes lower siding members 40 extending below the lower edge of the opening 73.

Referring now to- Fig. 21, there is disclosed another 5 form of panel assembly generally indicated at 78. i This panel assembly 78 includes upper and lower series of siding members 40 secured betweenthe vertical stile members 49' anda window frame structure 79 is secured in the panel structure 78and extends from one of the stile members 49 to a point spaced from the other stile mem-. ber 49. The series of short siding members 40 are 5% cured between the inner stile 80 of the frame 79 and the adjacent stile 49.

Referring now to Fig. 23, there is disclosed another panel assembly, generally-indicated at' 81. This panel assembly 81 is formed of opposite vertical stile members 49 with an upper fixed frame structure 82 and a door .frame structure 83 secured to and projecting inwardly from one of the stile members 49. A series of short siding members 40% are secured between the inner edges of theframes 82 and 83 and the other one of the stile members 49.

Referring now to. Fig. 24 there is disclosed a panel 37 formed of a continuous series of secured-together siding members 40 which are also secured between vertical stile members 49.

In Fig. 25 there is disclosed a further panel assembly generally indicated at 84 which is formed of relatively long siding members 40 secured between vertical stiles.

49. In'the present instance thenumber of siding members 40 "used with'panel 84 is greater thanthe number used in Fig. 24.

Referring now to Fig. 26,- there is disclosed another panel assembly indicated. generally at 84*, which is similar to panel. 84, with the exception that the trim boards 69 are secured to the outersides of the vertical stiles 49.

Referring now to Figs. 10, 11, 12 and 13, there is disclosed a roof construction, as shown in top planin Fig. 6. This roof construction is formed of a plurality of edge abutting boards 85 which have complementary pairsof tongues and grooves 86 and 87, respectively, on the opposite edgesjthereof. The boards 85 shown in detail in'Fig. 31 are mounted on horizontal beams 88 which extend as shown inFigs. 11 and 12 between adjacent panels 37 or 38, or the panels shown in Figs. 20

to 23. The beams 88 extend-beyond the outer sides of the siding panels, as shown in Fig. 10, so as to thereby provide an overhang for the roof. It will be understood that suitable roofing material will be disposed on top of theton'gue and groove members 85.

Referring now to Fig. 19, there is disclosed the fastening means for securing corner or-right-angular panels together. The lower ends of the adjacent panels are secured .to the right angle bracket 64 and at points above the lower ends of the panels they are secured together by right angle brackets 89.

In the assembly of the building the selected siding panels are assembled and disposed in vertical position on the foundation 54. These panels have brackets" 58 and 59. secured to the lower portions thereof and the brackets 58 and 59 are engaged with the anchor bolts 57 and secured by means of the nuts 6-2. When the side wall panels are raised and the corner panels secured to the lower corner bracket-s64 and secured by the angle brackets 89, the roof construction may be assembled with the beams 88 mounted between selected vertical panels, whereupon the roof boards 85 are secured to the'bea'ms 88. The desired roofing material may then be placed on top of the boards 85. i i

gaging a groove and being adhesively secured therein, 7

each siding member including a substantially straight rear edge and a downwardly and outwardly inclined'front edge terminating in an. inclined flange depending from front edge said inclined flange being disposed a substantial distance below the rear edge adapted to overlie the top portion of the front edge of an adjacent lower siding member, a top edge having a pair of longitudinally extending parallel tongues therein, a bottom edge having a pair of longitudinally extending grooves adapted to receive the tongues of the next adjacent lower siding member, and a plane rear edge perpendicular to said top and bottom edges, the rear edges of successive siding members being adapted for vertical alignment with said stiles and with each other, adhesive means securing said siding members together and nails extending from the top of each siding member through the bottom thereof and into the top of the next lower siding member for further securing said siding members and setting said adhesive and a header unit secured across the topmost siding member, certain of said units having Window and door openings therein, means securing confronting stiles of adjacent units in spaced apart related assembly, the space between said stiles being adapted for the reception of service fixtures, inner and outer trim strips closing the spaces between said units, and means securing each unit to a foundation, said last mentioned means comprising a pair of overlapping angle brackets secured to adjacent stiles at their lower end and an anchor bo l-t engaging said brackets and the foundation, said trim strips covering said angle brackets.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 758,645 Hanson May 3, 1904 794,595 Ducker July 11, 1905 2,226,332 Bacci Dec. 24, 1940 2,387,659 Hafsos Oct. 23, 1945 2,401,589 Smith June 4, 1946 2,624,920 Anderson Jan. 13, 1953 2,832,101 Stark Apr. 29, 1958 

